névé
[ ney-vey ]
/ neɪˈveɪ /
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noun
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
a field of such snow.
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Also called firn, old snow .
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Nev., Neva, Nevada, Nevadan, Nevado del Ruiz, névé, Nevelson, never, never a dull moment, never-ending, never fear
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British Dictionary definitions for névé
névé
/ (ˈnɛveɪ) /
noun
Also called: firn a mass of porous ice, formed from snow, that has not yet become frozen into glacier ice
a snowfield at the head of a glacier that becomes transformed into ice
Word Origin for névé
C19: from Swiss French névé glacier, from Late Latin nivātus snow-cooled, from nix snow
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Scientific definitions for névé
névé
[ nā-vā′ ]
The upper part of a glacier, consisting of hardened snow.
The granular snow typically found in such a field.
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